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Man in hospital after Rivière-des-Prairies stabbing

Police are looking for a suspect after a 21-year-old man was stabbed after a fight broke out in a parking lot in Rivière-des-Prairies Friday evening. Sept. 30, 2016. Staff / Global News

A 21-year-old man is recovering in hospital after he was stabbed in the upper body with a sharp object Friday evening.

According to police, the man was stabbed after a fight broke out between several people at a parking lot in Montreal’s Rivières-des-Prairies borough.

The victim was taken to hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

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Police were called to the intersection of Rodolphe-Forget and Perras boulevards at around 7:15 p.m. Friday, but the suspect had already fled the scene.

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Montreal police spokesperson Caroline Chèvrefils said the canine and forensic units were called in to recover evidence and analyze the scene.

No arrests have been made.

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